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The Beggar The Thief and the Dogs Autumn Quail

by [Mahfouz, Naguib]

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Anchor proudly presents a new omnibus volume of three novels--previously published separately by Anchor--by Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Assembled here is a collection of Mahfouz's artful meditations on the vicissitudes of post-Revolution Egypt. Diverse in style and narrative technique, together they render a rich, nuanced, and universally resonant vision of modern life in the Middle East.

The Beggar is a complex tale of alienation and despair. In the aftermath of Nasser's revolution, a man sacrifices his work and family to a series of illicit love affairs. Released from jail in post-Revolutionary times, the hero ofThe Thief and the Dogs blames an unjust society for his ill fortune, eventually bringing himself to destruction. Autumn Quail is a tale of moral responsibility, isolation, and political downfall about a corrupt bureaucrat who is one of the early victims of the purge after the 1952 revolution in Egypt.

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Product Details

  • Knopf Doubleday Publishin Brand
  • Dec 5, 2000 Pub Date:
  • 9780385498357 ISBN-13:
  • 0385498357 ISBN-10:
  • 480.0 pages Paperback
  • English Language
  • 8 in * 1.09 in * 5.19 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: